MANILA, Philippines, July 22 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of a news conference by Secretary Marco Rubio at the Philippine International Convention Center: * * * SECRETARY RUBIO: Okay. I want to get you guys some stuff. So you ready? Go ahead, go. QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, you had quite a long meeting here with -- SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah. QUESTION: -- your Chinese counterpart. QUESTION: That's okay. It went quite long. Is that -- SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah. QUESTION: Does that give the impression that the meetin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release on July 24, 2026: * * * American Steelworkers, Manufacturers, and Farmers Praise President Trump's Tariff Action to Combat Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains Yesterday, at the direction of President Trump, Ambassador Jamieson Greer took final action under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 by imposing tariffs on 60 trading partners for their failure to adopt and effectively enforce import bans on goods made with forced labor. America has  more PR